ORDER OF HERMES, The HousesHouse BjornaerRoots: House Bjornaer is not one of the latinate houses. It traces its lineage back to Germanic shaman-magicks and animal-based rituals. Its Hermetic principlesbased on runic inscription heroic saga recitation bold chanting and nature-based ritual!ere largel" a matter of parallel de#elopment and not directl" descended from the school of thought finall" gathered b" Hermes $rismagistum in the %nd centur". Founder: $he child of a shaman and a shapeshifter this Germanic !itch !as cursed and abandoned to die b" her clan. Ho!e#er inheriting the gifts from both her parents in full strength ga#e her the abilit" to sur#i#e. Her magick initiall" self-taught soon earned her respect among the rune-mages and shifter-magi of nearb" clansand she !as chosen to represent them at the&oncord of 'urenmar.(an" of the other)ounders looked do!n upon Birna and herpo!ers but Bonisagus !as eager to incorporateher magic since her different approach to magicpromised to teach him much. *he studied !ith(erinita to learn +atin and the basics of Hermetic(agic.Paradigm: ,lthough House Bjornaer houses afe! &hristians it #ie!s the !orld from a non--oman paradigm !hich stems from the Germanicpagan tribes. (embers #enerate animal ancestorsand stri#e to perfect the Heartbeast.$hesefierce (agi shun ci#ili.ed lands and embrace the!ilderness. $he" respect strength bra#er" andboldness o#er book learning. $he" look to nature oral lore /orse saga and direct mentorship as the sources of its teaching. Bjornaer magicks in#oke the cunning and strength of animals and thera! po!er of the natural !orld.Specialty Sphere(s): +ife )orcesHistory: 'uring the *chism 0ar 1,.'. 23345 !hich ended in the destruction of fello! non-latinate House 'iedne House Bjornaer la" lo! and sta"ed out of the conflict. In 2466 at the Grand &on#ocation Bjornaer !ill realign itself !ith the 7erbenae and lea#e the 8rder.House BonisagusThis the most prestigious House in the Order of Hermes, tracing its descent from Bonisagus himself. The House is largely concerned with research and expanding the frontiers of magick.Roots: $heoreticians and scholars of magick House Bonisagus might trace its origins to philosopher-magi like 9lato !ho attempted not onl" to codif" ho! mortals might influence realit" but also sought understanding of the metaph"sick behind such influence. $he de#elopment of /eo-platonism and the Gnostic and (anichean in:uir" of the %nd centur" ,.'. fit into meta-magickal curiosit". Founder: Bonisagus !as the brilliant but reclusi#e (agus that brought together disparate traditions of magick into a form learnable b" all. ,fter centuries of di#ergent de#elopment b" do.ens of orders Bonisagus attempted to s"nthesi.e Hermetic magicks into a s"stem all could recogni.ea feat of scholarship ;imagination perhaps ri#aled onl" b" Hermes $rismagistus himself. $rianoma the co-founder of the House !as the more diplomatic andpoliticall" acti#e of the t!o and spearheaded theeffort to bring the Hermetic groups together at'urenmar. *he established her o!n lineage ofpoliticall" acti#e (agi. Both liked the idea of aunion of !i.ards for the" deplored the !arfarethat often raged bet!een magi. Paradigm: (asters of magical kno!ledge and theor". (ost (agi seek kno!ledge throughscholarship. $his House is the most re#ered $rue+ineage continuing to suppl" kno!ledge andleadership to the 8rder. $he" e